22012021-TTB-01.qxd 1/21/2021 11:39 PM Page 1 13 chandigarh | gurugram | jalandhar | bathinda | vol.141 no.22 | 12 pages | ~5.00 | regd.no.chd/0006/2021-2023 established in 1881 DHOLS, CHARIOT FOR RAHANE, NATARAJAN ON RETURN SPORT /thetribunechd SENSEX BREACHES 50K-MARK, ENDS LOWER ON PROFIT-BOOKING BUSINESS SLOW ACQUISITION HINDERS UPGRADE: NARAVANE BACK PAGE /thetribunechd www.tribuneindia.com friday | 22 january 2021 Unions reject laws-on-hold offer Joe Biden keeps Dems with RSS-BJP links out Won’t shift R-Day tractor rally route, talks with cops end in impasse SC PANEL INTERACTS WITH 10 FARM BODIES Tribune News Service NewDelhi/Sonepat, January21 Protesting farm unions today rejected the government’s offer to suspend the three contentious agri laws for a year and a half, or any mutually agreed period, and set up a joint committee to find an amicable solution to end the impasse. The Sanyukt Kisan Morcha, an umbrella body of around 40 unions, made the announcement following a meeting at Singhu border. It appeared to be a difficult decision for the union leaders to make as they held several rounds of talks through the IN BRIEF Army jawan killed in Pak firing in Poonch JAMMU: Havildar Nirmal Singh of the 10 JAK Rifles of the Army was killed when Pakistani troops opened fire on forward positions along the LoC in Poonch district of J&K on Thursday. The Army responded to the enemy fire in a befitting manner, sources said. — PTI Sandeep Dikshit Tribune News Service Vibha Sharma & Mukesh Tandon ■ The Supreme Court-appoint- ed panel on Thursday interacted with 10 farmer outfits from eight states ■ The states are UP, Karnataka, Kerala, MP, Maharashtra, Odisha, Telangana and TN 17 PUNJAB UNIONS VOTED AGAINST OFFER: SOURCES TOMAR MEETS AMIT SHAH AHEAD OF 11TH ROUND OF TALKS day and even sought opinion from the protesters gathered on Delhi’s borders. The Haryana Police, meanwhile, have cancelled leave of its personnel in view of the stir. Sources claimed 17 of the total 32 farm unions of Punjab rejected the Centre’s offer, terming it as a “tactic to derail 81% turnout in last phase of HP panchayat poll Shimla, January 21 Around 81 per cent polling was reported in the third and final phase of voting for the panchayati raj institutions in Himachal Pradesh today. According to the State Election Commission, polling was held in 1,137 gram panchayats with the highest 94 per cent turnout reported at Lodhi Majra panchayat in Nalagarh development block of Solan district. Forty-nine Covid-19 patients and persons in isolation also cast their vote by following standard operating procedures across the state. The counting of votes will begin at 8.30 am tomorrow. INSIDE <
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